Elsevier, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 24(18), p. 6374-6376
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.10.086
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The synthesis and evaluation for iNKT stimulation of alpha-S-galactosylceramide is reported. Prepared by alkylation of a galactosylthiol, this analog of the potent immunostimulatory agent, KRN7000, did not stimulate iNKT cells either in vitro or in vivo.